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2019-11-08 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
What would a Bernie Sanders presidency mean for Israel?
[Jpost] The crowd at J Street conference in Washington stood on his legs and gave a long standing ovation to Senator Bernie Sanders as he entered the stage last week during the progressive group's annual conference. The very first question he was asked was about his view on military aid to Israel. The Vermont Senator laid out a controversial plan, suggesting he would use the military assistance to Israel to pressure the government to change its policy.

"I would use the leverage of $3.8 billion ‐ it is a lot of money [...] we have a right to demand respect for human rights and democracy," he said. "Some of that $3.8b. should go right now into humanitarian aid in Gaza." Since that moment, the debate about military aid to Israel became a campaign issue in the Democratic primaries.
"Hello, Vlad? Did you know, Syria is not the only one who has Mediterranean ports?"
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-11-08 02:28|| || Front Page|| [11138 views ]  Top

#1 Israel's daily reality: Aluma
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-11-08 02:46||   2019-11-08 02:46|| Front Page Top

#2 When are the investigations into Bernie and his Quid Pro Quos!
Posted by Bright Pebbles 2019-11-08 03:26||   2019-11-08 03:26|| Front Page Top

#3 When are the investigations into Bernie and his Squeeze Per Squad?
Posted by Lex 2019-11-08 04:48||   2019-11-08 04:48|| Front Page Top

#4 use the military assistance to Israel to pressure the government to change its policy.


Sounds like the definition of a quid pro quo to me. I Sanders tries this he should be impeached immediately correct?
Posted by AlanC 2019-11-08 08:06||   2019-11-08 08:06|| Front Page Top

#5 No. Because Israel is evil.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-11-08 08:08||   2019-11-08 08:08|| Front Page Top

#6 I suspect Bernie's Presidency would be very similar to Obama's except with more of a financial meltdown aspect to it.
Posted by rjschwarz 2019-11-08 10:21||   2019-11-08 10:21|| Front Page Top

#7 Keep some liquid funds handy and wait for "the Bern" so you can go bottom fishing for stocks?
Posted by magpie 2019-11-08 11:24||   2019-11-08 11:24|| Front Page Top

#8 Bernie hates America. Why wouldn't Bernie hate Israel? He longs for the old days when he drank vodka with his Russian comades.
Posted by Otto Chuter5914 2019-11-08 23:19||   2019-11-08 23:19|| Front Page Top

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